Books by Alan Hidalgo

The Between Two Worlds Student Workbook Basic Edition was specifically designed for students who often struggle with typical curriculum that is incorporated in most classroom settings; namely, students that have been assigned to Alternative Education (continuation schools, court schools, and correctional facility schools), or Remedial Students (students who are below or far below the academic level of the classroom), or ELD Students (students considered ELL [English Language Learners] or ESL [English as a Second Language] who are enrolled in classrooms designed to especially help students whose primary language is not English and who are first or second generation Americans). And, finally, for college preparatory students in Middle School and High School.¿ Alignment with Common Core State Standards¿ A Systematic Approach to Argumentation: Higher Order Thinking and Moral Reasoning¿ A Systematic Approach to Literary Analysis ¿ A Systematic Approach to Writing CompositionAlso included are corresponding ancillaries to each of the ten novels found in the foundational text Between Two Worlds: A Multicultural and Multilingual Anthology Third Edition. ¿ Lesson 1: Vocabulary Development¿ Lesson 2: Reading Comprehension and Reading Analysis¿ Lesson 3: Writing Prompts and ActivitiesEssay Composition includes all major essay types.¿ Argument Essay¿ Expository Essay¿ Response to Literature Essay¿ Biographical and Reflective Essay¿ Business LetterTo truly implement the curriculum of the Between Two Worlds Student Workbook Basic Edition in the classroom, educators are encouraged to employ the Between Two Worlds Instructor Manual Basic Edition.

The Between Two Worlds Instructor Manual Basic Edition contains a unique and dynamic pedagogy designed for teachers of students assigned to Alternative Education or Remedial courses or ELD courses (ELL or ESL students) in Middle School, High School, and College that will lead to greater academic success and enhanced personal conduct.¿ Alignment with Common Core State Standards¿ A Systematic Approach to Argumentation: Higher Order Thinking and Moral Reasoning¿ A Systematic Approach to Literary Analysis ¿ A Systematic Approach to Writing CompositionAlso included are necessary ancillaries for the complete Between Two Worlds series: Between Two Worlds Student Workbook Basic Edition and the foundational text Between Two Worlds: A Multicultural and Multilingual Anthology Third Edition.¿ Novel Units Scope and Sequence Lesson Planners¿ Novel Unit Lessons 1 and 2 Answer Keys¿ Novel Assessments (MC Tests and Answer Keys)

Virtually all of academia evaluates student ability based on the ability to think critically and coherently. For this reason, more and more evaluations, both in academic and professional settings, have moved to open response questions that require students or prospective employees to provide answers in the form of a rationale. Yet, even a strong rationale is not sufficient to answer an open essay response question. In order to fulfill this task competently, a more complex and ample form of communication is needed; namely, an argument structure. Thus, mastery of the argument structure is of the utmost importance to high school and college/university students.High School¿ Common Core State Standards and Smarter, Balanced Assessment Consortium¿ AP Open (free) Response Questions¿ SAT/ACT College Entrance Exams¿ College/University Entrance Exams and Placement TestsCollege/University¿ English courses¿ Communications courses¿ Philosophy courses¿ Political-Science courses¿ Career interviews and evaluationsLeading students down a path of seventeen transcendent steps of enlightened thinking and effective communication, Alan Hidalgo compels young adults to determine reality and the meritable responses available to reality based on the most valid information accessible, the most reliable philosophical truths, the most lucid forms of thinking, the highest forms of moral reasoning, and the most effective means of communication in spoken and written discourse.

The Between Two Worlds Instructor Manual Third Edition contains a unique and dynamic pedagogy that will lead to greater academic success at the secondary and postsecondary levels. ¿ Alignment with Common Core State Standards¿ A Systematic Approach to Argumentation and the Socratic Method ¿ A Systematic Approach to Writing Composition¿ A Systematic Approach to Literary Analysis Also included are necessary ancillaries for the Between Two Worlds Student Workbook Third Edition and the foundational text Between Two Worlds: A Multicultural and Multilingual Anthology Third Edition. ¿ Novel Assessments ¿ Answer Keys ¿ Model Essays